During my junior high and high school years I spent a lot of time on barstools. The ones I used to spin around on were located in Dale’s, a lunch counter and teen hangout. I’d stop by in the morning for a balanced breakfast of a vanilla Pepsi and a donut, then again at lunch for a lemon Pepsi and a hamburger or hot dog. A few stools were well worn and some wobbled, but all of them spun well. Sometimes at lunch I would drop a quarter in the jukebox and play my three favorite songs, though I might also wolf down my food and hustle down to Nip’s Pool Room to play a couple of games of rotation or eight ball before I had to get back to class.
Lunch counters with barstools are pretty much a thing of the past, but I’ll find one every now and then. At some point I may be able to resist the temptation to spin around on one for fear of falling, but I’m still doing it at 70. I’ve also been seen riding a shopping cart through the grocery parking lot. Is there a better cheap thrill?
